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2.8 earthquake rattles downtown Los Angeles

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The epicenter of an earthquake Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013. USGS

An earthquake hit just southeast of downtown Los Angeles Wednesday morning. Well, maybe "hit" is too strong a word. It's not the big one — it was a 2.8, which for most Angelenos is barely the feeling of the garbage truck coming by.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake took place at 9:22 a.m. Just as people were sitting down with their morning coffee, they may have felt a slight disturbance in the tectonic plates.

Did you feel the earth moving under your feet? Let us know in the comments.